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Panelist Spotlight: Rector magnificus Hester Bijl from Leiden University
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Panelist Spotlight: Rector magnificus Hester Bijl from Leiden University
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Panelist Spotlight: Hester Bijl
Photo: Hester Bijl
Prof.dr.ir. Hester Bijl is rector magnificus of Leiden University since 2021, and member of the Executive Board.
In this capacity she is, amongst others, responsibly for:
- Education
- Research
- Full Professor appointments
- Knowledge security
- Partnerships LERU and UNA Europe
- Development of Leiden Bio Science Park
Hester Bijl is full Professor of Numerical Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the Faculty of Science. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of TNO (Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) and member of the board of directors of Impuls Zeeland, the Regional Development Agency of the province Zeeland. Bijl is also a board member of the Leiden Bio Science Park Foundation.
Hester Bijl studied Applied Mathematics at Delft University of Technology, where she obtained a PhD in numerical mathematics in 1999. She also obtained a master's degree in English Language and Literature from Leiden University. For her research on applications of computational fluid dynamics in aerospace and wind energy technology, she received, various grants.
Before coming to Leiden in 2016, where she was appointed vice-rector magnificus, Bijl spent 17 years at Delft University of Technology's Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, where she held various positions. Hester Bijl was appointed full professor in 2006 and held the position of dean of the faculty from 2013 until the end of 2016.
She was a member of the first cohort of the Young Academy of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences) and also served on its board. From 1999 to 2003, she was a visiting researcher at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virgina for several periods.
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Session outline for Leadership for Change
This thematic session engages with some of the key institutions in Europe and beyond who have been instrumental in experimenting with new metrics, indicators, and assessment frameworks. Highlighting the need for integrity, rigor, quality, and impact in science, the session takes a closer look at some of the leading institutions in the reform of research assessment. The session is designed to promote peer learning and leave the participants with genuine inspiration to embark on similar exercises and experiments at the local and national level. Institutional leadership and leading by example are the guiding principles for the session.
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